Yup, you said it Hans. What a sterile world this would be if everyone was the same. By the way are you going to be at the Fly fishing show in Seattle this year? Always a pleasure to see to tie up a size 32! klink ;-)
Best fishes, BP -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hans Weilenmann Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 11:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [VFB] NOR VICE *chuckle* Bill, How could I turn down such an elegant invite to enter the fray ;-) As I have written before on the subject of vises, one tier's dream vise may be another tier's worst nightmare. Norm Norlander's vise has some very loyal followers, and for them the dream scenario is playing out. It is very much a love it or hate it proposition vise and I happen to be in the hate-it camp ;-) You are correct that the spinning Nor-vise can do things no more conventional design can, but it so happens that in my tying its downsides weigh much stronger. There is no right or wrong in this. I am pleased that you are enjoying your vise, and no doubt you will rejoice in me enjoying the heck out of my favorite tool. Cheers, Hans On 27 Jan 2004 at 10:46, Bill wrote: > Ed, > > I just got my Norvise about a week and a half ago from my buddy Don > Johnson. I've been shopping for a vise now for some time and have > checked out most except the LAW which I have only seen in action via > Hans and seems a bit expensive for a vise that can't do everything a > norvise can anyway. Here's what I've found. Most people complaint > about the norvise is not being able to get easily behind the bend of > the hook and tying very large & small fly's. I've found neither to be > a problem, even with the standard small inline jaws you can bend a > large saltwater hook in half as well as tie a size 28. However if you > can't get used to the in-line feel of the stock jaws you can get large > inline & small pointed jaws which basically makes it into a > renzetti/dynaking style. The jaws change in about 1-1/2 seconds with > an allen screw and the fine point jaws still allow you to place the > hook in the center of axis. The jaws on mine are CAM too. These things > are made very, very well... thanks to the aircraft industry and Norms > shop. You will need the automatic bobbin or the norvise will frustrate > you so be sure to get one if you haven't already. Due to it's spinning > abilities this vise will do things no other vise can do period... > Hans? Hans might tell you otherwise. Initially I was not going to buy > a norvise but now I'm sooo... glad that I did. I mounted mine on a > nylon type 14 in. cutting board, the best $6 base/table I've ever > bought. Works wonderful. Having said that. For the first half an hour > I was cussing up a storm and wondering why I got this vise... but > after about 40 minutes I was giddy with joy. I don't anticipate ever > having to buy another vise again. No affiliation with the Norlander > company, just a very happy customer. Oh, the only small complaint that > I have is really a suggestion. Norm should design an automatic bobbin > that uses standard spools... Nice product. > > Bill P.
